In various phrases the noun assumes the contextual sense: The condition of being pawned, mortgaged… figurative. Often, to lay one's life, head, to wed…

to find (take)God, Mahoun, St. Blase, St. George, etc. to borrow, i.e. as security for one's truth, good faith, or honour; later as an asseveration =…

intransitive. With of. To be responsible or surety for a person.

Attestation, confirmation, assurance; esp. in to make (also do) faith: to attest; to affirm, confirm; to give surety. Obsolete.

intransitive. To become surety (for a person or thing). Obsolete. rare.

to make (also give) warrantise: to guarantee, give assurance. Const. of or clause.

To become surety or security, to make oneself answerable or responsible, for a person, fact, etc.

intransitive. To make an undertaking for, to vouch or answer for a person. Obsolete.

To guarantee to subscribe or contribute (a certain sum of money, etc.). Obsolete.

intransitive. (Cf. 1 absol.) To set one's seal (to a document). Also spec. to set one's seal to or execute a promissory note; to become security for…

absol. To become surety. Obsolete.

absol. or intransitive.

intransitive. With for. To speak or bear witness in behalf of (a person); to be surety or sponsor for.

Uses in which the force of the verb is weakened and approaches that of the copula to be, the stress… intransitive. With noun complement. To take…

Assurance given, pledge, guaranty. to take warrant on oneself (? quasi-archaic), to pledge oneself, make oneself responsible. Obsolete.

absol. To become surety or bail (for another). Obsolete.